Vanity box



Dec. 30, 1924. 1,521,072

C. A. BUERK VANITY BOX Filed Feb. 5. 1923 5mm 55/? EUEPQK- A-rr Patented Dec. 3%, 192%.

pairs sates CHARLES A. BUER-K, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

VANITY BOX.

Application filed. February 5, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Crnrnnns A. BUERK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Vanity Box, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to that class of cases which are employed for toilet powders and rouge, or the like, and has for its object to provide acontainer which will notonly hold compacts of rouge and powder in a. separated state in a single receptacle witli ready access to either, but also will provide a more accessible mirror arrangement and improved mirror mountings. Additionally, it is an object of my device to provide a vanity case which will permit of the use of a metallic reflecting surface and one which will allow the reduction of the weight of the device, and one which will provide a very compact structure when a centrally disposed mirror is employed.

For accomplishing the foregoing objects, the simplest structure which embodies my invention is disclosed, and in order that such invention may be readily understood, reference should be had to the accompanying drawing which is hereunto annexed and is made a part of this specification, and in which V Fig. l is a perspective view of my improved device with one side open;

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section through the center thereof;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the mirror and mirror frame;

Fig. l is a detail of the mirror frame adjacent the container hinge.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the entire description which follows.

In the preferred form of the device, and as shown in the drawing, the vanity case comprises two hinged open ended cylindrical members 10, which members are identical in structure but oppositely disposed, and which are joined by a hinge 11 secured thereto by suitable means. Each member may be provided with a flanged top 10 One of members 10 contains a powder compact 12, and a pad, cloth or chamois 13, associated therewith.

In the opposite member 10 a rouge compartment 14 and a pad 15 are seated.

Intermediate the members 10 when closed,

upper and lower edges.

Serial no. 616,980.

disposed a split ring member 16 which is formed with a circumferential interior groove 17 equidistantly disposed from its Preferably such ring member 16 is "of a material having some elasticity, and the groove 17 is pressed outwardly therethrough.

The material of ring member -16 is cut awaydirectljr at its center and diametrically opposite its split portion, suchc'utaway portion 18 coinciding with and corresponding substantially in lengtlrto 'the hinge '11, and is ordinarily no wider than the groove-17.

Sea-ted within the groove 17 of split ring 1-6 is av reflectorplate 19, which. in the preferred construction is a disk of metal highly polished on both surfaces. Two very thin glass plates, such as watch crystals, silvered on one side and joined together with such silvered portions abutting, may be substituted for the metallic disk when desired. Adjacent hinge 11 the reflector plate or mirror 19 is cut away, as is indicated at 20, such cut out portion or slot vbeing of slightly greater length than hinge member 11.

In assembling the device, mirror 19 is disposed within ring 16, and snugly set in groove 17 thereof, the slot 20 registering with slot 18 of the split ring 16. The ring is then seated in either of members 10 with slots 18 and 20 registering with hinge 11 in order not to interfere therewith. Rotative movement of split ring 16 and of mirror 19 is wholly prevented thereby. In 2.."

the former, the ends of slot 18 will impinge the ends of hinge 11 on slight rotative movementin either direction, insuring that both mirror 19 and ring 18 will continue in predetermined position.

The next step is to move the remaining member 10 downwardly upon the ring 16 and the assembly is complete, for said members 10 are previously provided with rouge and powder compacts and the pads therefoix The device is now ready for marketing.

When used, one of the hinged members 19 is lifted away from the other. In order to do this, it is usual and customary, and perfectly natural, to grip the upper member 10 by its flanged portion 1O adjacent its top with the projecting grooved portion or beading 17 of ring 16 in the tips of the lingers of the other hand. The pull upon the member 10 must be sufficient to overcome the friction between ring 16 and the member 10 to be lifted, such friction being brought about by the snug interfit between ring 16 and the two members 10. To open the opposite side of the box, it is usual to turn the box over, after closing the side first opened, lifting the other member 10 away from the ring member 16 in the way described. No danger of accidental displacement of rin member 16 from either member 10 is to e had while the box is in open position because of spring-like effect of ring 16 upon the interior wall of the member 10 in which said ring is seated.

Much material is saved by placing a single mirror, metal or two thicknesses of glass, intermediate the cover members 10. It admits of the use of any standard compact, and no special mold, or frame, or support is required for either the powder or the rouge portions.

If desired, lip members 21 may be made upon members 10 to facilitate the opening of the container with the finger nails.

I claim:

A vanity box comprising opposed and hingedly connected cover sections of the same diameter slightly separated one from another, a compact of powder and a powder pull? disposed in one of said cover sections, a compact of rouge and a rouge pufi disposed in the other of said sections, a split ring member intermediate and frictionally engaging the internal walls of said cover sections when the vanit-y'box is closed, said ring member having an enlarged central portion engaging the edges of said cover members to arrest inward movement thereof, and a two-faced mirror disposed in said ring member at its enlarged portion, said mirror and the enlarged portion of said ring member having corresponding cut out portions adjacent "the hinge intermediate said cover sections whereby to arrest rotation of said ring and mirror, said ring mem- 7 her being adapted to be lifted out of said box with said mirror when desired but otherWise to remain firmly seated and held against CHARLES A. BUERK. 

